Etymology

Khalkha

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Today it means: A member of a subgroup of Mongol people, constituting the bulk of the population of Mongolia. Full definition →

Russian халха m anim sg ← cmg ᠬᠠᠯᠬ᠎ᠠ
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  1. cmg · derived fromᠬᠠᠯᠬ᠎ᠠ
  2. Russian · borrowed fromхалха m anim sg
  3. English todayKhalkha

Borrowed from Russian халха m anim sg (xalxa, noun) and Халха f inan sg (Xalxa, proper noun), in turn from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠯᠬ᠎ᠠ (qalq-a).

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